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a woman's original salary at a business was 3/4 her salary ten years later. If her salary after ten years is $50,000, what was her original salary? 450,000 * 3/4 = $37,500

joe plans to watch 3 movies each month. white an equation to represent the total number of movies n that he will watch in m months Build movie equation. 3 movies per month at m months means we multiply: n = 3m

A local radio station sells time slots for programs in 20-minute intervals. If the station operates 24 hours per day, what is the total number of 20-minute time slots the radio station can sell for Thursday and Friday? Thursday and Friday = 2 days With 24 hours per day, we have 24 * 2 = 48...

The monthly rental for an apartment is $412.50. How much would the rent be for one year? Since there are 12 months in a year, we have: Yearly Rent = Monthly Rent * 12 Yearly Rent = $412.50 * 12 Yearly Rent = $4,950

There are 9 buses, each of these buses is taking 35 people to a game. Another bus is taking 7 people. How many people are these buses taking to the game? We have 9 buses * 35 people each + another bus with 7 more people: 9(35) + 7 315 + 7 322 people

The product of the 2 numbers x and y The phrase product means we multiply the two variables, x and y. xy

A faucet drips 15 milliliters of water every 45 minutes. How many milliliters of water will it drip in 3 hours? 3 hours = 60 * 3 = 180 minutes 180 minutes / 45 minutes = 4 So the faucet drips 15 milliliters 4 times 15 * 4 = 60 milliliters

There are 24 hours in a day and scientists tell us that we should sleep for 3/8 of the day. How much time should we spend sleeping? Multiply 24 hours per day * 3/8 day Since 24/8 = 3, we have: 3 * 3 = 9 hours of sleep.

A sports tournament has c teams. Each team has 17 players. Using c, write an expression for the total number of players in the tournament. Total Players = Total Teams * Players Per Team Total Players = 17c

A small theater had 9 rows of 24 chairs each. An extra 8 chairs have just been brought in. How many chairs are in the theater now? 9 rows x 24 chairs per row = 216 chairs. Add an extra 8 chairs, we get 216 + 8 = 224 chairs

multiply 9 by the quotient of 4 and z Quotient of 4 and z is written as: 4/z Multiply this quotient by 9: 9(4)/z Multiplying the top, we get: 36/z

Dr. Hoffman is contemplating the impact of an antibiotic on a particular patient. The patient will take 590 milligrams, and every hour his body will break down 30% of it. How much will be left after 8 hours? If necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth. Set up a function A(h), where h...

License plates are made using 3 letters followed by 2 digits. How many plates can be made if repetition of letters and digits is allowed. We have 26 possible letters and 10 possible digits 0-9. Since repetition is allowed, we have: 26 * 26 * 26 * 10 * 10 = 1,757,600 possible license plates

The price of a gallon of gasoline is $3.15. The price when Ryan’s mother started driving was 1/7 of the current price. What was the price of gasoline when Ryan’s mother started driving? $3.15/7 = $0.45

Dale has a bookcase with d shelves. There are 14 books on each shelf. Using d, write an expression for the total number of books. We multiply the number of shelves by the number of books per shelf. 14d

A company ordered 325 boxes of pens. Each box has 12 cases in it. Each case holds 24 pens. How many pens did the company order 325 boxes Each box has 12 cases Each case has 24 pens We have 325 boxes * 12 cases/box * 24 pens / box 325 * 12 * 24 = 93,600 pens

There are t pencils in a pack. I buy 4 packs. How many pencils? 4t

Mrs diaz works 40 hours per week regularly at a rate of $15.15 per hour.When she works overtime , her rate is time and a half of her regular rate. What is Mrs. Diaz overtime rate? Time and a half means your hourly rate plus 50% or 1/2 of your hourly rate: 15.15 * 1.5 = $22.73

Bob has 1.5 pounds of nails. If there are 80 nails in a pound, how many nails does Bob have? 1.5 pounds x 80 nails per pound = 120 nails.

At a carnival, Diane bought 14 packs of 7 tickets each. She also found 9 more tickets on the ground. How many tickets did Diane have in all? 14 packs * 7 tickets/pack = 98 tickets Now add the 9 tickets on the ground: 98 + 9 = 107 tickets